Please wait in Welcome Ramada prior to the beginning of the tour.

Join Docent Tour Leader, Ivars Petersen for a walk through the Garden as Ivars incorporates Mathematics to illuminate and enrich our understanding of the many patterns found in a botanical garden.

About your Guide: Ivars Petersen has been a Volunteer Docent at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden for 3 years. Ivars is a freelance writer and editor. He was Director of Publications at the Mathematical Association of America from 2007 to 2014. As an award-winning mathematics writer, he previously worked at Science News for more than 25 years and served as editor of Science News Online and Science News for Kids. His books include The Mathematical Tourist, Islands of Truth, Newton’s Clock, and Fragments of Infinity: A Kaleidoscope of Math and Art.

Date and Time:

Monday, May 25, 2026

11:00am - 12:00pm

Location:

Santa Fe Botanical Garden 715 Camino Lejo Santa Fe, 87505

Pricing: Free with Admission, no registration required.